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The former Watford boss was first choice and Allardyce only ever seen as an interim, and Brands said: “He is a manager who wants to play attractive, attacking football and also wants to work in the structure we have at Everton.”

Silva insisted he will play the sort of football to excite the fans and make then forget the pain of the last few months, and he insisted he wants to take Everton back to where they belong – chasing trophies.

“Everton is a really ambitious club and that is what I want. What we are seeing now are good changes at the club,” he added.

Sam Allardyce was not popular during his time at Goodison (Image: Gareth Copley)

“Everybody knows Everton’s history. When you are a club like Everton, you only have one solution - to aim to win. In football it is impossible to win every match but we must do everything to show in every game that we have ambition.

"That is what I want and I’m sure we will show that every single week.

“The club is changing its approach. But one thing we cannot change and nobody wants to change is the huge history and ambition of the club.

“We have a lot of work to do in this next month and it is important to prepare everything in the right way. But there will be even more important work to do from the start of pre-season into the first Premier League match of next season.”

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright (Image: Alex Morton)

Chairman Bill Kenwright believes the young manager along with Brands can put the good times back into Goodison.

“In Marco and Marcel we welcome a pair of sportsmen whose statements of intent have already shown that they embrace that special quality that Evertonians look for.

“With Farhad’s vigorous patronage we are looking forward to the three M’s, Marco, Marcel and Moshiri, help to take the Blues back to their rightful position among football’s elite.”

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“I’m really proud to be the new Everton manager,” Silva said. “I’m excited and I’m really happy to take this big challenge for us as a club and for me as a manager.

“I want to express my thanks to Farhad, to the Chairman, to the Board of Directors and to Marcel as well for the confidence in my work. I know the huge history of Everton as a club and what the fans expect.

"I’m sure with everybody working together I will be ready for this challenge.

“We have a lot of work to do in this next month and it is important to prepare everything in the right way. But there will be even more important work to do from the start of pre-season into the first Premier League match of next season.

“I know what our fans expect - they expect results but not only results. I want our fans to be proud when they see our team on the pitch.

"I want them to feel that we are committed, that we are working hard and enjoying our football because that is important as well.

“We want to build a great connection between the squad and the fans, and I’m sure that with our attitude and demands of commitment then our style of play will see that, I believe.

“Everton is a really ambitious club and that is what I want. What we are seeing now are good changes at the Club. The Club is changing its approach.

"But one thing we cannot change and nobody wants to change is the huge history and ambition of the Club.

“Everybody knows Everton’s history. When you are a club like Everton, you only have one solution - to aim to win.

"In football it is impossible to win every match but we must do everything to show in every game that we have ambition. That is what I want and I’m sure we will show that every single week.”